GRE Word List
CONSANGUINITY
the quality or state of being consanguineous
The meaning of the word consanguinity is the quality or state of being consanguineous.
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pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |